The additional 50 laps, said track vice president and general manager Jerry Caldwell, "gives fans 50 more laps of Bristol racing and enhances an already awesome day of knockout qualifying and nighttime Nationwide Series racing.

"Our friends at Food City appreciate Bristol's loyal fans just as much as we do, and I'm thrilled they chose to express their gratitude by adding even more value to Friday’s ticket."

Food City is the title sponsor for the track's spring Sprint Cup event, the Food City 500. It is one of the longest running title sponsorships in the series.

BMS, a high-banked half-mile track located in Bristol, Tennessee, has hosted the Nationwide Series since the series' debut in 1982.

What began as 150-lap events in 1982-83 expanded to 200 laps from '84-89. Fifty additional laps were added to the track's NNS races in ’90.

Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) has won the last three NNS races at Bristol, and seven overall.

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